Download Free Music on Your iPod

There is an abundance of free music on the internet. However, you can't download music on your iPod directly into the Music app. You can play an MP3 in Safari by clicking on an MP3 link, but it won't permanently save the file.[1] The simplest way to get free music on your iPod is to download it to your computer, and then copy it into iTunes. Also, every week iTunes has one or more free tracks available to download.

Steps

Downloading Free Music in iTunes

  1. On your iPod, open the iTunes app.
  2. Scroll down until you see Free on iTunes. Touch Free on iTunes.
  3. Next to Songs, touch See All >. This shows a list of all of the free music currently on iTunes.
  4. Find a track that looks interesting, and then touch GET.
  5. Touch GET SONG.
  6. Enter your Apple ID password. If you're not logged in, you'll need to enter your username as well. The track will start to download.
    • Apple ID usernames are always email addresses.
  7. When it's done downloading, touch PLAY to listen to it.
    • The track is added to the Music app when you download it.
  8. In the Music app, if you want to delete a song, swipe from right to left, and then touch Delete.

Getting Free Music onto Your Computer

  1. Borrow CDs from your friends or the local public library. You can ask your friends to burn you MP3 CDs of their favorite music. Your local public library is another great place to get free music.
  2. Find free music on artists' websites. Artists often put some of their music online as free downloads to promote their work. Do an internet search for your favorite artists to find their websites.
  3. Find music to download on the ccMixter website. The ccMixter website is a place musicians can upload music under a Creative Commons license to be freely downloaded. Creative Commons is a way for artists to state how their music can be used.[2]
  4. Find music to download on the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is a website that collects all forms of media in the public domain, including music.[3] Go to the Internet Archive website and click the Audio link.
  5. Subscribe to Podcasts With iTunes via iTunes. If you're using the Podcasts app on your iPod, podcasts you subscribe to will automatically be downloaded. When you hear a podcast that you like, you can convert it to an MP3. In iTunes on your computer select a podcast, click the File menu, click Create New Version, and then click Create MP3 Version. The podcast is added to your iTunes library as an MP3.
  6. Use a Wi-Fi network to stream free music. Apps such as Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Rdio, Google Play Music, and Last.fm allow you to stream free music on your iPod. Even the iPod iTunes app lets you create streaming radio stations based on music you like.
    • You can download some or all of these apps on the iTunes Store app.

Putting Music on Your iPod

  1. Open iTunes on your computer.
  2. Open the folder with your downloaded music.
  3. Import the music into iTunes. Click and drag the music files into the iTunes window.
    • You can also use the File menu to import files. Click the File menu, then click Add to Library. Navigate to the folder with your music files, and then click Open. All of the files in that folder will be imported into your iTunes library.
  4. Connect your iPod to your computer.
  5. Add songs to your iPod. In iTunes, click and drag music files to your iPod to add them.
    • You can also add songs to your iPod by creating playlists.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/3955/is-it-possible-to-save-http-hosted-mp3-files-directly-onto-an-ipad
  2. ↑ http://ccmixter.org/about
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/about/
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